RSS FeedOn Sunday 28th October 2018 Oakham hosted the Rutland Food and Drinks Festival. Stalls selling all different kinds of food and drinks were scattered throughout the Oakham Market Place and the castle grounds. The smells emanating from the stalls attracted thousands of visitors to the town coming from near and far. The various types of
For the next month the grounds of Oakham Castle will be awash with the colour red. All thanks to the Community poppy project display Over 10,000 ceramic poppies, all made by local people, will be displayed around the Castle grounds to commemorate the centenary end of WWI. The display will be here for a month After
Fire Fighters from Oakham fore station spent today, Saturday 15th September 2018, washing cars to raise money for the Fire Fighters charity. Drivers were encouraged to visit the station on South Street in Oakham to have their cars and vans washed to a very high standard and in return donate cash to the charity. After
Wednesday evening (12th September) in Oakham’s Market Place, visitors were treated to a spectacular performance of The Beating Retreat by the band of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Beating Retreat is a military ceremony that dates back to the 16th century and used to recall troops patrolling nearby back to their castle. The Gurkhas put on
Recently the Morcott Loungers pétanque team played against the Old Plough team from Braunston The match, although a Rutland League game was played in the best spirit and an enjoyable evening was had by all. Afterwards a supper was enjoyed by both teams.
Just over a week ago I was lucky enough to be in Plymouth, Devon where I watched the Armed Forces Day celebrations. I was visiting my youngest daughter and her husband and their two years old son. During the weekend I went down to the Hoe where I watched and admired the military celebrate Armed
Sunday’s Oakham Food Festival (28th June 2018) in the Market Place, the Castle and the Victoria Hall was a huge success. The many visitors to the town enjoyed a feast of foods and drinks to taste and buy and with the glorious weather encouraging people to venture out, the Food Festival attracted numerous tasters trying
Spring has sprung. The past couple of days, we have enjoyed all of this magnificent sunshine and dry weather. Beautiful colours and hues everywhere. Then there is the RUBBISH and the fly tipping. Sadly, as well as mother nature rewarding us with these beautiful sights, the litter louts have made their mark as well. Mattresses,
After a long and cold winter Spring has finally shown its face. Thanks to the sunshine and warmth we are now seeing a little colour in the hedgerows, parks and gardens. After this year’s splash of colour from the array of Aconites and Snowdrops comes the beautiful yellow Daffodils and the blue flowers that grace
Rubbish, illegally dumped, thrown out of our cars and vans, or literally just dropped appears to be blighting our beautiful countryside more and more nowadays. Wherever we look there seems to be an inordinate amount of other people’s rubbish thrown in the hedge bottom, left in a lay by, or thrown out of a car
